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With their new single “Beauty & Sadness,” Garretson & Gorodetsky add a Modern Folk meets Fairport Convention vibe to their Indie/Underground sound. In contrast to the rough-around-the-edges, gritty sound of the band’s recent singles, “Beauty And Sadness” with its frolicking flute, swinging melodica and three part vocal harmonies has a vibrant, mellifluous sound. Though the lyrics deal with sadness and depression, the music is upbeat and joyful.
In describing the subject of the song, Weba says “I was taking a songwriting class with Jill Sobule and we were working on the theme of “hometown”…I wrote ‘Beauty And Sadness’ about a friend growing up who was very beautiful but also very sad. It took her almost a lifetime to conquer her sadness, but she did it! It used to be that for women, looks could be a trap but now, I think superficial beauty can be a trap for anyone.” Co-writer Ralph adds “what you soaked your ears in as a child reemerges from your fingers and throat as an adult. 60’s infused folk/pop with tinges of classical, psychedelia and pensive melancholia.”
“This is by turns a little unsettling and impressive, and the fact that the musicians are clearly very happy to think outside of the box and swim against 2024’s musical tide makes it even better.”
–REAL GONE Magazine
“Beauty & Sadness” will be available on Bandcamp July 26th 2024 and at
digital music services on August 2nd, 2024
DETAILS
Based in Los Angeles, CA
Founded in 2015
Genre: Post Eclectic
Label: Catasonic Records
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WHO WE ARE
Weba Garretson
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Ralph Gorodetsky
Guitar, Vocals
Vince Meghrouni
Woodwinds, Harp, Vocals
Laura Grissom
Bass
Brian Christopherson
Drums
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen
Art: Carl Smool
MUSIC
“Beauty & Sadness” is the new single by Garretson & Gorodetsky.
Streaming (To Come)
Beauty & Sadness
Art by Virginia Garretson (February 7th 1919 to May 7th 2007)
SHORT BIO – GIG LIST
Garretson & Gorodetsky BIO 2024
Fronted by singer Weba Garretson and guitarist Ralph Gorodetsky, for the past year they’ve been writing and performing with woodwind player Vince Meghrouni, bassist Laura Grissom and drummer Brian Christopherson to create songs that effortlessly move from contemporary blues to soul to chamber pop.
Weba Garretson is a veteran of the Los Angeles performance art scene: She was the vocalist for seminal performance group SHRIMPS, and went on to create The Eastside Sinfonietta, a band specializing in contemporary arrangements of songs by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.
Ralph Gorodetsky is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and was a founding member of Universal Congress Of (SST Records) and a current member of The Mecolodiacs and The Mourners.
Vince Meghrouni is a first call sideman playing with Mike Watt (Sony) the BellRays, Fatso Jetson (SST), Double Naught Spy Car, Wrinkling Brothers and The Mecolodiacs..
Brian Christopherson is a member of Saccharine Trust (SST Records) and plays with Laura Grissom in the instrumental band Tune to Me.
2024
Crac Brewery, Carson – August 24, 2024
Brentwood Public Library – July 20th, 2024
The Sardine – July 13th, 2024
Scrumptious Sundays, Blind Barber, Highland Park – June 23, 2024
Storyphile at the Church in Ocean Park – May 16th, 2024
The Harmony Room, Eagle Rock – January 13th